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1085 Aluminum vs. N06650 Nickel

1085 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1085 aluminum and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 39
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 49
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 48 to 79
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 73 to 140
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 21
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 110
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5 to 14
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.1
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.85 to 100
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.12
12 to 16
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0